Beginning on June 1st, 2015, the bridge that spans the Blackstone River on the Cumberland/ Lincoln /Woonsocket border will have a new name. After a nearly 10-year study, the Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation has decided to rename what is now known as the Woonsocket Industrial Highway.
"We felt that it was time for the road to have a name that made sense, both geographically and descriptively," said some failed journalist who now does PR for the DOT, "we had over 5 ideas when we started out 10 years ago, and we've finally picked a winner."
The 27 intrepid souls on the naming commission weathered the storms of adversity, and in a mere decade, finally ferreted out a winner. Soon, Rhode Islanders will be telling folks to take exit 9b off of 295 to Route 99, now known as 'CVS Escape Route.'
"In the end, it was a pretty easy decision," noted one commission member, "The other submissions seemed to be written in by 8-year old boys. Names like 'The Hershey Highway', and 'Route 69- Heh,heh, heh...'
"We felt that it was time for the road to have a name that made sense, both geographically and descriptively," said some failed journalist who now does PR for the DOT, "we had over 5 ideas when we started out 10 years ago, and we've finally picked a winner."
The 27 intrepid souls on the naming commission weathered the storms of adversity, and in a mere decade, finally ferreted out a winner. Soon, Rhode Islanders will be telling folks to take exit 9b off of 295 to Route 99, now known as 'CVS Escape Route.'
"In the end, it was a pretty easy decision," noted one commission member, "The other submissions seemed to be written in by 8-year old boys. Names like 'The Hershey Highway', and 'Route 69- Heh,heh, heh...'
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